Does a course description in the syllabus communicate the importance and relevance of its content?
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Does the program collect learning preference information?
4
How relevant are the instructional goals of the course to the learners?
5
Does the course provide clear directions of what learners should do at every stage of the course?
6
Is there a clear and apparent sequence or structure to the information?
7
Does the course have online presentations?
a
If yes, how effective were online presentations?
i
Instructor
ii
Guest speaker
iii
Students
iv
Other (specify)
8
Are students encouraged to read and comment on each others’ postings on online discussions?
9
Do students receive training in the use of the discussion forum?
10
Does the course incorporate (any of these) interaction/modeling/ facilitation/ collaboration/ online field trip/ apprenticeship/ case studies/ generative strategies/ motivation as instructional methods?
Ethical issues
1
Is the program offered to geographically diverse populations?
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Has the program considered scheduling synchronous learning activities during national and religious holidays observed by students?
3
Do the courses within the program foster mutual respect, tolerance, and trust?
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Does the institution have (net)etiquette guidelines?
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Does the institution require students to sign an agreement on plagiarism?
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Does the program provide information about:
a
General institutional student ethics policies?
b
Guidelines about copyright?
c
Fair Use?
Interface design issues [Optional: Obtain access to an online course] – Specify whether you had access
1
Do the courses meet section 508 and the Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act standards?
2
Do the courses within the program use reasonable blank or whitespaces (about 20%) to help readers’ eyes move though the content more easily and comfortably?
3
Is the text throughout the course legible?
4
Do the courses have a consistent look with the course print materials?
5
Do the courses use a consistent and standard font type across elements?
6
Do the courses following Institutional branding requirements?
7
Can users/learners easily navigate the course sites?
8
Do users/learners have the opportunity to preview the design and navigation?
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NANCY
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